Question
A 15-year-old 9-month-old boy was diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder last year. He took Chinese medicine for three months and Western medicine for one month, but the effects were still not good, so he gave up taking it. Now, his attention is still severely poor, his practice is getting worse, his emotional intelligence is low, his behavior is childish, he is very immature, and he seems to make the same mistakes year after year without improvement. He talks incoherently, which really terrifies adults. He is troubled by the bitter taste of the medicine and its side effects. Will this cause an increase in intelligence? I feel like I’m getting dumber. Do I need to take the medicine?
Answer
There will be some side effects from taking medication, but whether the side effects of taking medication will necessarily lead to intellectual impairment is not certain. However, if ADHD is severe and not controlled, it will definitely lead to low emotional intelligence and intellectual impairment. There are many treatment methods for ADHD, but since the symptoms of patients vary, the treatment methods used are also different. Therefore, patients need timely checks and diagnoses in order to receive symptomatic treatment.